Golden Nugget Awards $4.5 Million in Prize Money During 2022 Grand Poker Series

The 2022 Grand Poker Series

The Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series kicked off on May 31 and wrapped on July 3. The festival featured 81 events offered over $3 million in guaranteed prize money, and when all was said and done 18,209 entrants had competed and $4,532,670 in prize money was awarded.

The Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series featured poker variants including Pot-Limit Omaha, Big O, Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, Limit 2-7 Lowball, H.O.R.S.E. and Triple Stud.

Only two players managed to capture a pair of titles each. First, Peiheng Chen topped a 60-entry field to win Event #6: $150 Daily NLH for $2,384 and followed it up by winning Event #18: $200 Daily NLH for $3,606. Later in the series, Lanny Pedersen took navigated a field of 123 runners to win Event #41: $200 NLH $25K Daily NLH for $4,827 and then emerged victorious in Event #49: $200 Limit Hold’em for $1,100.

Another highlight of the summer was the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup, which attracted 1,245 entries and created a $1,207,650 prize pool. That was a record for the largest prize pool in Golden Nugget Las Vegas history. Gary Gelman wound up winning the tournament for $202,725.

Click here for the full PokerNews Cup recap!

Here’s a look at some other big storylines from the 2022 Grand Poker Series.

Spencer Champlin Wins $500K GTD Championship

Spencer Champlin
Spencer Champlin

Another big tournament to take place was the $600 buy-in Event #73: $500K GTD Championship, which attracted 1,310 entrants and offered up a $668,100 prize pool to the top 165 finishers.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Jessica Vierling (10th - $8,485), Patrick Truong (12th - $8,485), Lindsay Jones (18th - $5,305), Luke Vrabel (22nd - $3,580), Ira Friedman (38th - $2,230), Josh Prager (52nd - $1,965), Sarah Stefan (65th - $1,625), and Justin Lapka (67th - $1,625).

At the final table, it was poker pro Spencer Champlin defeating Quentin Scaglia in heads-up play to win the tournament for $111,715.

Event #73: $500K GTD Championship Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Spencer Champlin$111,715
2Quentin Scaglia$78,535
3Tim Burden$50,870
4Robert Bukala$37,675
5Rudy Cadenas$28,460
6Aaron Thomas$22,985
7Preston McEwen$18,960
8Felipe Dealmeidaleme$14,990
9Riley Stahley$11,170

Jill Bowen Wins 2022 Grand Poker Series Ladies Event

Jill Bowen
Jill Bowen

In Event #64: $10K GTD Ladies NLH, 78 runners competed and saw an $11,700 prize pool reserved for the final table of ten players. Making an appearance at the final table were Nicole Lichlyter and Laurel Davis, though they exited in ninth and fourth place for $398 and $965 respectively.

After Gabrielle Tetreault bowed out in third place for $1,427, the title came down to Linda Dietz and Jill Bowen. In the end, Bowen emerged victorious in heads-up play to claim the title and $3,879 top prize.

Event #64: $10K GTD Ladies NLH Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Jill Bowen$3,978
2Linda Dietz$2,282
3Gabrielle Tetreault$1,427
4Laurel Davis$965
5Rikka Beaust$731
6Kara Fellowstripp$585
7Dessiree Bennett$515
8Theresa Stricklin$468
9Nicole Lichlyter$398
10Ginger Rossiter$351

Here's Everything You Need to Know about Poker at the Golden Nugget!

2022 Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series Results

TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #1: $250 Dealer's Choice60$11,700Dean Joe$4,388
Event #2: $150 Daily NLH32$14,300Joann Lilly$2,756
Event #3: $250 Big-O91$13,650Doug Rettich$4,095
Event #4: $125 Nightly NLH32$3,000Eric Ryan$1,100
Event #5: $250 HORSE126$24,570James Van Alstyne$6,395
Event #6: $150 Daily NLH60$10,000Peiheng Chen$2,384
Event #7: $200 PLO18$4,930Patrick Lacey$2,000
Event #8: $125 Nightly NLH28$3,000Daryl Oppelt$1,100
Event #9: $250 O/8B $10K GTD162$31,590Hicham Chami$5,000
Event #10: $200 NLH $250K GTD1,482$250,000Brandon Mulcrone$38,600
Event #11: $300 Omaha 8/Stud 8142$34,080Derek Bugg$7,783
Event #12: $200 Daily NLH158$25,000Robbin Glover$3,802
Event #13: $125 Nightly NLH80$7,200Daniel Cruz$1,926
Event #14: $300 Mixed Omaha196$47,040Rand Saylor$7,100
Event #15: $200 Daily NLH148$25,000Douglas Hunichen$4,678
Event #16: $125 Nightly NLH96$8,640Joshua Clanton$2,418
Event #17: $200 Mixed Triple Draw128$30,720Kendall Fukomoto$7,995
Event #18: $200 Daily NLH212$31,800Peiheng Chen$3,606
Event #19: $200 Lowball Triple Draw85$12,750Aaron Lashlee$3,760
Event #20: $125 Nightly NLH85$7,650Jora Beit$1,664
Event #21: $200 Pot-Limit Omaha87$20,880James Meono$3,868
Event #22: $200 Daily NLH157$25,000Larry Serebryany$6,000
Event #23: $200 Night HORSE59$8,850Calen McNeil$2,068
Event #24: $125 Nightly NLH62$5,580Michael Boyle$1,109
Event #25: $300 NLH 6-Max73$17,520David Tomaszek$4,382
Event #26: $200 NLH $250K GTD Ultimate Re-Entry1,687$218,555Robert Adams$29,556
Event #27: $300 Stud 8 or Better79$18,960Sharad Mehta$4,734
Event #28: $200 Daily NLH202$30,300Thomas Nefcy$3,818
Event #29: Cheap and Deep238$21,420James Fairneny$5,007
Event #30: Bar Poker Open1,240$228,800Tom Nefcy$37,115
Event #31: Tag Team168$25,200Danielle Kass & Barbara Nutt$4,850
Event #32: $200 Daily NLH179$26,850William Fierro$4,979
Event #33: Green Chip Bounty223$14,495John Volpe$2,176
Event #34: $300 NLH $50K GTD202$50,000Hiren Dharani$4,583
Event #35: $125 Nightly141$12,690Dylan Cummings$3,546
Event #36: $300 NLH Black Chip Bounty109$16,350Domenic Armano$4,400
Event #37: $200 NLH $25K GTD155$25,000Jonathan Kornacki$6,716
Event #38: $125 Nightly126$11,340William Brissenden$2,185
Event #39: $300 NLH $250K GTD Mystery Bounty1,895$272,900Matthew Omeara$38,682
Event #40: $300 $10K Black Chip Bounty PLO71$10,650Brian Kincaid$3,100
Event #41: $200 NLH $25K Daily NLH123$25,000Lanny Pedersen$4,827
Event #42: $125 Nightly54$5,000Charlie Ng$1,448
Event #43: $300 $10K 8-Game Mix109$26,160Dustin Baxter$5,146
Event #44: $200 NLH $25K Daily167$25,050Vincent Barrateaud$4,981
Event #45: $200 Mixed PLO8, Omaha 8, Big-O66$9,900Christopher Nuthak$3,130
Event #46: $125 Nightly86$7,740Serena Malech$1,649
Event #47: $300 Big-O $20K GTD135$32,400Mark Steele$5,005
Event #48: $200 NLH Daily159$25,000James Rees$5,176
Event #49: $200 Limit Hold'em22$3,300Lanny Pedersen$1,100
Event #50: $125 Nightly90$8,100Jerry Meier$1,646
Event #51: NLH Mega Satellite    
Event #52: $200 NLH $25K Daily202$30,300Brian Andrews$4,999
Event $53: $125 Nightly93$8,370Yulei Duan$2,655
Event #54: $400 NLH $100K GTD Seniors 50+534$176,220Michael Megison$18,464
Event #55: $1,100 PokerNews Cup $1M GTD1,245$1,207,650Gary Gelman$202,725
Event #56: $200 NLH $25K Daily181$27,150Kenneth Heximer$4,360
Event #57: $125 Nightly96$8,640Danny Duelas$1,734
Event #58: $200 NLH $50K Daily NLH210$69,300Lee Seunghwan$15,366
Event #59: $125 Nightly155$13,950Edward Ray$1,679
Event #60: $125 Nightly153$13,770Mario Aguilar$3,050
Event #61: $20K GTD Mixed PLO/NLH104$24,960Christopher Marshall$5,829
Event #62: $200 NLH $25K GTD Daily182$27,400Douglas Fullerton$4,699
Event #63: $125 Nightly109$9,810Theodore Corey$1,877
Event #64: $10K GTD Ladies Event78$11,700Jill Bowen$3,978
Event #65: $200 NLH $25K Daily206$30,900Jeffrey Trina$5,087
Event #66: $200 Omaha 8/B $5K GTD72$10,800Kevin Phillipson$2,900
Event #67: $125 Nightly82$7,380Jeffrey Korb$2,381
Event #68: $400 NLH $50K GTD Super Seniors (60+)215$70,950Walter Guynes$14,000
Event #69: $200 NLH $25K Daily168$25,200Brad Bargman$3,968
Event #70: $200 Triple Stud54$8,100Brandon Pastor$1,328
Event #71: $125 Nightly92$8,280Akilalijr Balt$1,125
Event #72: $600 NLH $50K GTD Seniors (50+)273$139,230Sandra Gibides$17,200
Event #73: $600 Championship NLH ($500K GTD)1,310$668,100Spencer Champlin$111,715
Event #74: $200 NLH $25K Daily169$25,350Tyler Nals$5,537
Event #75: $125 Nightly101$9,090Enching Wu$2,773
Event #76: $200 NLH $25K Daily137$25,000Dennis Bantugan$4,999
Event #77: $125 Nightly67$6,030Peter Jankowski$802
Event #78: $125 Nightly72$6,480Christopher Leonard$1,232
Event #79: $200 Super Deep Stack Turbo NLH34$5,100Michael Quinn$1,713
Event #80: $200 NLH $25K Daily179$26,850Anthony Carew$5,809
Event #81: $125 Nightly51$5,000Amelia Diaz$1,475
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